frockn.

Brit.

/frɒk/, U.S.

/frɑk/

Forms: Middle English frokke, Middle English frogge, Middle English–1500s frok(e, Scottish or northern frog, 1500s–1600s frocke, 1500s– frock.

Etymology: < French froc (recorded from 12th cent.); of uncertain origin. Compare Provençal floc frock, medieval Latin froccus , floccus . Some scholars regard the fl- forms as the original, and identify the word with Latin floccus , Old French floc flock n.² Others regard froc as adopted from a Germanic word, Old High German hroch (once), Old Saxon hroc (once), Old Frisian hrokk (rare); but in these forms it is believed by many Germanists that the hr- is a misspelling without phonetic significance, the usual forms being Old High German roch (modern German rock), Old Frisian rokk, Old English rocc.

1. A long habit with large open sleeves; the outer and characteristic dress of a monk. Rarely, a cassock (of an Anglican clergyman). Hence, the priestly office which it indicates. Cf. unfrock v.

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society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [noun] > frock

frock1350

society > faith > artefacts > vestments > outer garments > [noun] > cassock or soutane

hackleeOE

pelisse1537

frock1548

sotane1652

cassock1664

soutanea1753

cassock1796

society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [noun] > frock > office garb indicates

frock1887

1350 Durham MS. Cha. Roll In xj pannis..præter ij frokkes.

1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. v. 64 Of a freris frokke were the fore~sleuys.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 179/2 Froke, monkes habyte..cuculla.

1466 Paston Lett. No. 549 II. 270 For a cope called a frogge of worsted for the Prior of Bromholm xxvi s. viii d.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xix. 3–4 An other poynteth to some one of the pharisaical sort, clad in a blacke frocke or cope.

1683 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1731) I. 465 A French Monk, who some time since had left his Frock for a Petticoat.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. iii. 51 As the frock of no religious order ever was green, this cannot be meant for a friar.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 101 The Hermit, by it stood, Bare-footed, in his frock and hood.

1887 W. Gladden Parish Probl. 333 It was the utterance of such words as these that cost the great Carmelite preacher [Father Hyacinthe] his frock.

a. An upper garment worn chiefly by men; a long coat, tunic, or mantle.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > other

overslopOE

golionc1290

jupec1290

herigaut1297

rocketc1300

tabardc1300

rocheta1325

suckeny?a1366

hanselinc1386

slopc1386

stolea1387

houpland1392

frockc1400

gipec1400

under-frock1547

vochette1548

shirt1553

rubashka1587

camis1590

gorbelly1598

kebaya1598

tunic1609

sotana1622

supertunic1626

simar1636

manteau1638

peplum1656

peple1658

semar1673

mantua1678

manty1678

mant1694

vest1700

banian1725

galabiya1725

peplos1738

paletota1796

pellard1799

blouse1828

chiton1850

diploidion1850

shirtwaist1859

camorra1869

diplois1887

smock1907

kurta1913

Punjabi1937

kameez1955

kente cloth1957

camouflage smock1964

kanzu1969

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1742 Þe kyng comaunded anon to cleþe þat wyse, In frokkes of fyn cloþ.

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxviii. 57 Ilkane a gud Burdowne in hand, And royd Frogis on þare Armyng.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) x. 375 With blak froggis [1489 Adv. frogis] all helit thai The Armouris at thai on thame had.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiv. 319 I wold be fayn of this frog [i.e. Christ's coat], myght it fall vnto me.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 236 To giff a doublett he is als doure As it war off an futt syd frog.

1527 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1857) I. 6 And also that he geiff to Richard Fene a jakett called my frocke.

1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xl. 4 From him that weareth purple, and a crown, vnto him that is clothed with a linnen frocke .

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V clxxix, in Poems (1878) IV. 145 Another girds his Frock, w^th a sure Thonge.

1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Sigismonda & Guiscardo in Fables 128 Yet (for the Wood perplex'd with Thorns he knew) A Frock of Leather o'er his Limbs he drew.

1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 559 Kings at arms covered with long frocks of cloth of gold.

figurative.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 151 + 4 That monster custome..to the vse of actions faire and good..giues a frock or Liuery That aptly is put on to refraine night.

b. frock of mail n. a defensive garment, armour. Cf. coat of mail.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > coat of mail or corselet

ring netOE

burnec1050

briniec1175

hauberk1297

coatc1300

bryn1330

habergeon1377

jackc1380

doublet of defence (or fence)1418

petticoatc1425

gesteron1469

byrnie1488

coat of fence1490

corset1490

corse1507

sark of mail1515

plate-coat1521

shirt of mail1522

mail-coat1535

corslet1563

costlet1578

pewter coat1584

cataphract1591

pyne doublet1600

sponge1600

coat-armour1603

brace1609

coat of arms1613

frock of mail1671

mail-shirt1816

mail-sark1838

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 133 Samson..Made Arms ridiculous, useless the..frock of mail Adamantean Proof.

1835 R. Browning Paracelsus iii. 106 I have address'd a frock of heavy mail, Yet may not join the troop of sacred knights.

figurative.1841–4 R. W. Emerson Polit. in Wks. (1906) I. 244 The gladiators in the lists of power feel, through all their frocks of force and simulation the presence of worth.

a. A loose outer garment worn by peasants and workmen; an overall; more fully smock-frock.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > smock-frock

gabardine1520

frocka1668

round frock1723

smock-frocka1800

smock1833

a1668 W. Davenant News from Plimouth iv, in Wks. (1673) 19/1 Cable. Come your affair, Squire of the Frock! Briefly Dispatch! Where is this courteous Damsel? Porter. At my House, Sir.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 95 Flesh-coloured Vests, somewhat like our Brickmakers Frocks.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 251 I had Pistols under my grey Frock.

1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II II. xxiv. 392 Three officers..disguised like the peasants of that country with long frocks.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxvi. 136 The duck frocks for tarring down rigging.

1883 C. Walford Fairs 153 Dealers in haubergs, or waggoners' frocks.

b. A wearer of a smock-frock; a poor person.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person

swaina1150

ladc1300

loon1535

blue coat1583

gaffer1589

snake1590

meaner1596

frock1612

groundling1630

frock-man1657

coolie1803

simple1824

yellow dog1862

Harry1874

smock-frock1898

1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 17 The rich and the poore, euen from the furd gowne to the sweating frock.

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes v. iv. 11 in Wks. II Porter. Sir, I did giue it him. P. sen. What..A Frocke spend sixpence!

c. A woollen ‘guernsey’ or ‘jersey’ worn by sailors; esp. in Guernsey or Jersey frock.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jumper or jersey > types of > Guernsey

Guernsey shirt1836

Guernsey1839

gansey1855

Guernsey or Jersey frock1856

1811 W. Thom Hist. Aberdeen vi. 150 Besides stockings, they make frocks, mitts, and all sorts of hosiery.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Frock, a sort of worsted netting worn by sailors, often in lieu of a shirt.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits ii. 36 The sailors have dressed him in a Guernsey frock.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Frog, an old term for a seaman's coat or frock.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Jersey frocks, woollen frocks supplied to seamen.

4. The outer garment, for indoor wear, of women and children, consisting of a bodice and skirt; a gown, dress.The word is now applied chiefly to the garment worn by children and young girls, cf. short-frock n. at short adj., n., and adv. Compounds 6a; that worn by women is commonly called a dress; gown is also current, though (except in the U.S.) less generally. (But in the language of fashionable society the use of frock for ‘dress’ has within the last few years been revived.)

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown

robec1225

frock1538

attire1587

gown1716

dress1802

disco1964

1538 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 134 I wyll my goddowter and seruant, shall haue my wosted kyrtell..and my froke.

1550 R. Crowley Way to Wealth sig. Aviii^v Let youre wiues therefore put of theire fine frockes and frenche hoodes.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xviii. 284 And on her loynes a frock, with many a swelling pleate.

1705 London Gaz. No. 4117/4 Cloathed with a red Damask Coat, with blue Flowers, and over it a white Holland Frock.

1705 London Gaz. No. 4149/4 James Smith, upwards of 4 years of Age, in a hanging Sleeve Coat, and a painted Frock..is missing.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Frock, a kind of gown for children.

1818 La Belle Assemblée Feb. 87/2 The newest ball-dress is composed of a frock of tulle, over a rose-coloured slip of satin.

1833 H. Martineau Three Ages iii. 108 Striving to patch up once more the girl's frock and the boy's coat.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. xlv. 9 I don't think I've ever been in London since I wore short frocks.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. vii. 143 Fishky..looked lovely in her white satin frock and orange-blossoms.

1884 Girl's Own Paper 28 June 618/3 I think ‘frock’ seems to be applied to the morning costume, and ‘dress’ to that of evening only.

1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xviii. 172 There could never be more than a Sabbath frock and an everyday gown for her.

a. A coat with long skirts. In modern quots. = frock coat n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > frock-coat

frock1719

frock coat1823

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 135 A light coat like a frock.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lv. 206 A gentleman dressed in a green frock came in.

1784 W. Richardson Anecd. Russ. Empire xli. 326 A light-blue frock, with silver frogs.

1840 W. Irving Paris at Restoration in Knickerbocker Mag. Dec. 529 I observed the Duke of Wellington..He was alone, simply attired in a blue frock.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xii. 128 Dine in your frock..if your dress-coat is in the country.

1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly III. xi. 194 The coat..a comfortable easy old frock, a little baggy at the elbows.

b. A coat of a similar ‘cut’ used as a military uniform; spec. see quot. 1881.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > frock-coat > types of

frock1753

Prince Albert1873

Stambouline1886

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxiii. 201 He..appears..always in his regimentals, which are a blue cloth frock with silver Brandenburgs.

1881 Wilhelm Mil. Dict. Frock, in the British service, the undress regimental coat of the guards, artillery, and royal marines.

1890 19th Cent. Nov. 842 The stable jacket will retain its freshness, as its owner drills in his ‘service frock’.

c. transferred. A député or politician.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun]

politic1559

politian1584

politician1589

politico1630

politiconea1734

civilist1736

political1833

machine politician1876

pol1907

frock1919

polly1932

1917 H. Wilson Diary 24 Apr. (1927) I. xviii. 342 It makes it all the more necessary to put off the next meeting of the Frock Coats till after that date.]

1919 H. Wilson Diary 28 Mar. (1927) II. xxvii. 177 I think the Frocks have gone mad. They sit and talk all day.

1921 W. Orpen Onlooker in France xiv. 100 A little mass of black frock-coated figures—‘frocks’ as we called them.

1926 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 455/2 These deputies were not as the ‘frocks’ of 1914–18, remarkable only for their ignorance of matters military.

1928 Observer 26 Aug. 5 Contemptible as a soldier, Lord George was impossible as a ‘frock’.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

frock-body n.

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1862 F. Wilford Maiden of our Own Day 97 I can make this frock-body while you are making the skirt.

frock-like adj.

ΚΠ

1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 183 From beneath his vest there hung..the frock-like ‘gatya’ (drawers) of the Magyar peasant.

C2.

† frock-clothes n. Obsolete = frock-dress n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > other

shiftc1570

under-suita1586

doublet and hose1603

siropa1671

frock-clothes1769

costume1797

poncho dress1811

tongs1845

Eton suit1859

sailor's suit1869

Prince Albert1873

Norfolk suit1880

sailor suit1880

ready-made1882

Etons1888

buster suit1903

Mallaby-Deeley1920

tiddly suit1943

utility1945

shell suit1973

Mao suit1993

gansey2009

1769 Public Advertiser 1 June 3/2 Silk Cloths..for Gentlemens Dress and Frock Cloaths.

frock-dress n. rare (a) dress of which a frock coat is a part: so frock-suit; (b) a form of court dress (see quot. 1875).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific purpose

sables1603

procation1650

business suit1854

frock-dress1854

suit1864

smoking-suit1898

rain suit1900

beach-pyjamas1928

safari kit1928

safari suit1935

1854 J. Buchanan in Harper's Mag. Jan. (1884) 256/1 I was invited ‘in frock dress’ to the dinner.

1875 Dress worn by Gentlemen at Court 3 Frock Dress is worn at Dinners and Evening Parties, where uniform is not worn, and consists of Dress Coat lappelled, Waistcoat, Breeches or Pantaloons, with white Cravat.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 17 Nov. 1/1 ‘Windsor Uniform—Frock dress’ is the order for evening attire at Court this week.

† frock-man n. Obsolete = 3b.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person

swaina1150

ladc1300

loon1535

blue coat1583

gaffer1589

snake1590

meaner1596

frock1612

groundling1630

frock-man1657

coolie1803

simple1824

yellow dog1862

Harry1874

smock-frock1898

1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 46 If ye fight for the wall, let not the frokman take the right hand of you in worth.

frock-uniform n. undress uniform (see 5b).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > naval, military, etc. > types of

regimentals1728

undress1748

regiments1759

regimental1764

dress uniform1774

kit1785

roast beef coat1802

butternut1810

frock-uniform1810

fatigue-dress1834

fatigue1836

fatigue-uniform1836

shirtsleeve order1854

grey1862

scarlet runnerc1864

square-rig1875

rig of the day1877

swagger-dress1901

trench coat1914

hospital blue1919

romper1922

suntan1937

battle-dress1938

army greens1945

mess kit1953

tiger suit1970

1810 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) VI. 591 We..shall be highly flattered by your company..whether in full or in frock uniforms.

Derivatives

ˈfrockhood n. the state of being dressed in a (short) frock.

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the world > people > person > child > [noun] > state or condition of being

childness1856

frockhood1861

puerilism1925

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing other clothing > state of

dishabille1684

wedding-appearance1751

frockhood1861

dishybilly1922

1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 124 How many Billies and Bobbies, revelling in all the glorious ease of frockhood, have you not reduced to the cruel purgatory of breeches.

† ˈfrockified adj. Obsolete clad in a (monk's) frock.

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society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [adjective] > dressed in frock

frockified1708

1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) iv. xlvi. 186 A frockify'd Hobgoblin.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	frock
释义	frockn. Brit. /frɒk/, U.S. /frɑk/ Forms: Middle English frokke, Middle English frogge, Middle English–1500s frok(e, Scottish or northern frog, 1500s–1600s frocke, 1500s– frock. Etymology: < French froc (recorded from 12th cent.); of uncertain origin. Compare Provençal floc frock, medieval Latin froccus , floccus . Some scholars regard the fl- forms as the original, and identify the word with Latin floccus , Old French floc flock n.² Others regard froc as adopted from a Germanic word, Old High German hroch (once), Old Saxon hroc (once), Old Frisian hrokk (rare); but in these forms it is believed by many Germanists that the hr- is a misspelling without phonetic significance, the usual forms being Old High German roch (modern German rock), Old Frisian rokk, Old English rocc. 1. A long habit with large open sleeves; the outer and characteristic dress of a monk. Rarely, a cassock (of an Anglican clergyman). Hence, the priestly office which it indicates. Cf. unfrock v. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [noun] > frock frock1350 society > faith > artefacts > vestments > outer garments > [noun] > cassock or soutane hackleeOE pelisse1537 frock1548 sotane1652 cassock1664 soutanea1753 cassock1796 society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [noun] > frock > office garb indicates frock1887 1350 Durham MS. Cha. Roll In xj pannis..præter ij frokkes. 1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. v. 64 Of a freris frokke were the fore~sleuys. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 179/2 Froke, monkes habyte..cuculla. 1466 Paston Lett. No. 549 II. 270 For a cope called a frogge of worsted for the Prior of Bromholm xxvi s. viii d. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xix. 3–4 An other poynteth to some one of the pharisaical sort, clad in a blacke frocke or cope. 1683 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1731) I. 465 A French Monk, who some time since had left his Frock for a Petticoat. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. iii. 51 As the frock of no religious order ever was green, this cannot be meant for a friar. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 101 The Hermit, by it stood, Bare-footed, in his frock and hood. 1887 W. Gladden Parish Probl. 333 It was the utterance of such words as these that cost the great Carmelite preacher [Father Hyacinthe] his frock. 2. a. An upper garment worn chiefly by men; a long coat, tunic, or mantle. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > other overslopOE golionc1290 jupec1290 herigaut1297 rocketc1300 tabardc1300 rocheta1325 suckeny?a1366 hanselinc1386 slopc1386 stolea1387 houpland1392 frockc1400 gipec1400 under-frock1547 vochette1548 shirt1553 rubashka1587 camis1590 gorbelly1598 kebaya1598 tunic1609 sotana1622 supertunic1626 simar1636 manteau1638 peplum1656 peple1658 semar1673 mantua1678 manty1678 mant1694 vest1700 banian1725 galabiya1725 peplos1738 paletota1796 pellard1799 blouse1828 chiton1850 diploidion1850 shirtwaist1859 camorra1869 diplois1887 smock1907 kurta1913 Punjabi1937 kameez1955 kente cloth1957 camouflage smock1964 kanzu1969 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1742 Þe kyng comaunded anon to cleþe þat wyse, In frokkes of fyn cloþ. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxviii. 57 Ilkane a gud Burdowne in hand, And royd Frogis on þare Armyng. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) x. 375 With blak froggis [1489 Adv. frogis] all helit thai The Armouris at thai on thame had. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiv. 319 I wold be fayn of this frog [i.e. Christ's coat], myght it fall vnto me. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 236 To giff a doublett he is als doure As it war off an futt syd frog. 1527 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1857) I. 6 And also that he geiff to Richard Fene a jakett called my frocke. 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xl. 4 From him that weareth purple, and a crown, vnto him that is clothed with a linnen frocke . View more context for this quotation a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V clxxix, in Poems (1878) IV. 145 Another girds his Frock, w^th a sure Thonge. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Sigismonda & Guiscardo in Fables 128 Yet (for the Wood perplex'd with Thorns he knew) A Frock of Leather o'er his Limbs he drew. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 559 Kings at arms covered with long frocks of cloth of gold. figurative.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 151 + 4 That monster custome..to the vse of actions faire and good..giues a frock or Liuery That aptly is put on to refraine night. b. frock of mail n. a defensive garment, armour. Cf. coat of mail. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > coat of mail or corselet ring netOE burnec1050 briniec1175 hauberk1297 coatc1300 bryn1330 habergeon1377 jackc1380 doublet of defence (or fence)1418 petticoatc1425 gesteron1469 byrnie1488 coat of fence1490 corset1490 corse1507 sark of mail1515 plate-coat1521 shirt of mail1522 mail-coat1535 corslet1563 costlet1578 pewter coat1584 cataphract1591 pyne doublet1600 sponge1600 coat-armour1603 brace1609 coat of arms1613 frock of mail1671 mail-shirt1816 mail-sark1838 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 133 Samson..Made Arms ridiculous, useless the..frock of mail Adamantean Proof. View more context for this quotation 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus iii. 106 I have address'd a frock of heavy mail, Yet may not join the troop of sacred knights. figurative.1841–4 R. W. Emerson Polit. in Wks. (1906) I. 244 The gladiators in the lists of power feel, through all their frocks of force and simulation the presence of worth. 3. a. A loose outer garment worn by peasants and workmen; an overall; more fully smock-frock. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > smock-frock gabardine1520 frocka1668 round frock1723 smock-frocka1800 smock1833 a1668 W. Davenant News from Plimouth iv, in Wks. (1673) 19/1 Cable. Come your affair, Squire of the Frock! Briefly Dispatch! Where is this courteous Damsel? Porter. At my House, Sir. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 95 Flesh-coloured Vests, somewhat like our Brickmakers Frocks. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 251 I had Pistols under my grey Frock. 1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II II. xxiv. 392 Three officers..disguised like the peasants of that country with long frocks. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxvi. 136 The duck frocks for tarring down rigging. 1883 C. Walford Fairs 153 Dealers in haubergs, or waggoners' frocks. b. A wearer of a smock-frock; a poor person. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person swaina1150 ladc1300 loon1535 blue coat1583 gaffer1589 snake1590 meaner1596 frock1612 groundling1630 frock-man1657 coolie1803 simple1824 yellow dog1862 Harry1874 smock-frock1898 1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 17 The rich and the poore, euen from the furd gowne to the sweating frock. 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes v. iv. 11 in Wks. II Porter. Sir, I did giue it him. P. sen. What..A Frocke spend sixpence! c. A woollen ‘guernsey’ or ‘jersey’ worn by sailors; esp. in Guernsey or Jersey frock. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jumper or jersey > types of > Guernsey Guernsey shirt1836 Guernsey1839 gansey1855 Guernsey or Jersey frock1856 1811 W. Thom Hist. Aberdeen vi. 150 Besides stockings, they make frocks, mitts, and all sorts of hosiery. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Frock, a sort of worsted netting worn by sailors, often in lieu of a shirt. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits ii. 36 The sailors have dressed him in a Guernsey frock. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Frog, an old term for a seaman's coat or frock. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Jersey frocks, woollen frocks supplied to seamen. 4. The outer garment, for indoor wear, of women and children, consisting of a bodice and skirt; a gown, dress.The word is now applied chiefly to the garment worn by children and young girls, cf. short-frock n. at short adj., n., and adv. Compounds 6a; that worn by women is commonly called a dress; gown is also current, though (except in the U.S.) less generally. (But in the language of fashionable society the use of frock for ‘dress’ has within the last few years been revived.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown robec1225 frock1538 attire1587 gown1716 dress1802 disco1964 1538 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 134 I wyll my goddowter and seruant, shall haue my wosted kyrtell..and my froke. 1550 R. Crowley Way to Wealth sig. Aviii^v Let youre wiues therefore put of theire fine frockes and frenche hoodes. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xviii. 284 And on her loynes a frock, with many a swelling pleate. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4117/4 Cloathed with a red Damask Coat, with blue Flowers, and over it a white Holland Frock. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4149/4 James Smith, upwards of 4 years of Age, in a hanging Sleeve Coat, and a painted Frock..is missing. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Frock, a kind of gown for children. 1818 La Belle Assemblée Feb. 87/2 The newest ball-dress is composed of a frock of tulle, over a rose-coloured slip of satin. 1833 H. Martineau Three Ages iii. 108 Striving to patch up once more the girl's frock and the boy's coat. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. xlv. 9 I don't think I've ever been in London since I wore short frocks. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. vii. 143 Fishky..looked lovely in her white satin frock and orange-blossoms. 1884 Girl's Own Paper 28 June 618/3 I think ‘frock’ seems to be applied to the morning costume, and ‘dress’ to that of evening only. 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xviii. 172 There could never be more than a Sabbath frock and an everyday gown for her. 5. a. A coat with long skirts. In modern quots. = frock coat n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > frock-coat frock1719 frock coat1823 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 135 A light coat like a frock. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lv. 206 A gentleman dressed in a green frock came in. 1784 W. Richardson Anecd. Russ. Empire xli. 326 A light-blue frock, with silver frogs. 1840 W. Irving Paris at Restoration in Knickerbocker Mag. Dec. 529 I observed the Duke of Wellington..He was alone, simply attired in a blue frock. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xii. 128 Dine in your frock..if your dress-coat is in the country. 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly III. xi. 194 The coat..a comfortable easy old frock, a little baggy at the elbows. b. A coat of a similar ‘cut’ used as a military uniform; spec. see quot. 1881. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > frock-coat > types of frock1753 Prince Albert1873 Stambouline1886 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxiii. 201 He..appears..always in his regimentals, which are a blue cloth frock with silver Brandenburgs. 1881 Wilhelm Mil. Dict. Frock, in the British service, the undress regimental coat of the guards, artillery, and royal marines. 1890 19th Cent. Nov. 842 The stable jacket will retain its freshness, as its owner drills in his ‘service frock’. c. transferred. A député or politician. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] politic1559 politian1584 politician1589 politico1630 politiconea1734 civilist1736 political1833 machine politician1876 pol1907 frock1919 polly1932 1917 H. Wilson Diary 24 Apr. (1927) I. xviii. 342 It makes it all the more necessary to put off the next meeting of the Frock Coats till after that date.] 1919 H. Wilson Diary 28 Mar. (1927) II. xxvii. 177 I think the Frocks have gone mad. They sit and talk all day. 1921 W. Orpen Onlooker in France xiv. 100 A little mass of black frock-coated figures—‘frocks’ as we called them. 1926 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 455/2 These deputies were not as the ‘frocks’ of 1914–18, remarkable only for their ignorance of matters military. 1928 Observer 26 Aug. 5 Contemptible as a soldier, Lord George was impossible as a ‘frock’. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. frock-body n. ΚΠ 1862 F. Wilford Maiden of our Own Day 97 I can make this frock-body while you are making the skirt. b. frock-like adj. ΚΠ 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 183 From beneath his vest there hung..the frock-like ‘gatya’ (drawers) of the Magyar peasant. C2. † frock-clothes n. Obsolete = frock-dress n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > other shiftc1570 under-suita1586 doublet and hose1603 siropa1671 frock-clothes1769 costume1797 poncho dress1811 tongs1845 Eton suit1859 sailor's suit1869 Prince Albert1873 Norfolk suit1880 sailor suit1880 ready-made1882 Etons1888 buster suit1903 Mallaby-Deeley1920 tiddly suit1943 utility1945 shell suit1973 Mao suit1993 gansey2009 1769 Public Advertiser 1 June 3/2 Silk Cloths..for Gentlemens Dress and Frock Cloaths. frock-dress n. rare (a) dress of which a frock coat is a part: so frock-suit; (b) a form of court dress (see quot. 1875). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific purpose sables1603 procation1650 business suit1854 frock-dress1854 suit1864 smoking-suit1898 rain suit1900 beach-pyjamas1928 safari kit1928 safari suit1935 1854 J. Buchanan in Harper's Mag. Jan. (1884) 256/1 I was invited ‘in frock dress’ to the dinner. 1875 Dress worn by Gentlemen at Court 3 Frock Dress is worn at Dinners and Evening Parties, where uniform is not worn, and consists of Dress Coat lappelled, Waistcoat, Breeches or Pantaloons, with white Cravat. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 17 Nov. 1/1 ‘Windsor Uniform—Frock dress’ is the order for evening attire at Court this week. † frock-man n. Obsolete = 3b. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person swaina1150 ladc1300 loon1535 blue coat1583 gaffer1589 snake1590 meaner1596 frock1612 groundling1630 frock-man1657 coolie1803 simple1824 yellow dog1862 Harry1874 smock-frock1898 1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 46 If ye fight for the wall, let not the frokman take the right hand of you in worth. frock-uniform n. undress uniform (see 5b). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > naval, military, etc. > types of regimentals1728 undress1748 regiments1759 regimental1764 dress uniform1774 kit1785 roast beef coat1802 butternut1810 frock-uniform1810 fatigue-dress1834 fatigue1836 fatigue-uniform1836 shirtsleeve order1854 grey1862 scarlet runnerc1864 square-rig1875 rig of the day1877 swagger-dress1901 trench coat1914 hospital blue1919 romper1922 suntan1937 battle-dress1938 army greens1945 mess kit1953 tiger suit1970 1810 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) VI. 591 We..shall be highly flattered by your company..whether in full or in frock uniforms. Derivatives ˈfrockhood n. the state of being dressed in a (short) frock. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] > state or condition of being childness1856 frockhood1861 puerilism1925 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing other clothing > state of dishabille1684 wedding-appearance1751 frockhood1861 dishybilly1922 1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 124 How many Billies and Bobbies, revelling in all the glorious ease of frockhood, have you not reduced to the cruel purgatory of breeches. † ˈfrockified adj. Obsolete clad in a (monk's) frock. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [adjective] > dressed in frock frockified1708 1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) iv. xlvi. 186 A frockify'd Hobgoblin. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). frockv. Brit. /frɒk/, U.S. /frɑk/ Etymology: < frock n. a. transitive. To provide with or dress in a frock; literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > with specific garments > other wimple?c1225 pricka1275 clothe1382 addressa1393 haspc1400 to-cloutc1430 shirtc1450 gownc1485 tuft1535 passement1539 kerchief1600 muff1607 inshirt1611 insmock1611 mode1656 costume1802 slop1803 shawl1812 cravat1818 sur-invest1827 frock1828 pinafore1843 smock1847 panoply1851 underclothe1857 upholster1873 fancy dress1878 sleeve1887 to suit up1912 crinoline1915 1828 W. S. Landor Wks. (1846) I. 535/2 A gentleman whom perhaps nothing but the hope of gratifying his amiable passions had cowled and frocked. 1860 All Year Round 5 May 79 I have seen baby London short-coated, and frocked, and breeched. 1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic xcv I'll..femininely frock, Your poem masculine that courts La Rocque. b. To invest (a person) with priestly office or privilege. Cf. unfrock v. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > ordain [verb (transitive)] > as priest priest1504 frock1896 1896 Fairbairn in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 315 Founding a Jerusalem bishopric and frocking its new bishop. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1350v.1828
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frockv.